350+ Died & 500+ Injured At Hajj Stampede Near Mecca During Annual Muslim Pilgrimage 2015 : Today, At least 310 people are killed during the annual Haj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi officials say, with the death toll expected to rise. The stampede, which happened at Mina, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca, left at least 500 people injured, according to Saudi Arabia’s civil defense directorate. It is the latest tragedy to hit the holy city. Earlier this month, 110 people were killed after a crane collapsed at Mecca’s Grand Mosque. Two million people are performing the annual pilgrimage. Now below get complete details of 350+ Died & 500+ Injured At Hajj Stampede.

Hajj Stampede Near Mecca During Annual Muslim Pilgrimage 2015

The Civil Defense authority said that more than 220 ambulances and 4,000 rescue workers had been sent to the stampede’s location to help the wounded. A convoy of ambulances were shown on the Al-Arabiya television channel driving through the Mina camp.

“The injured have been distributed to four other hospitals in the Mina area,” a reporter for the Saudi-owned channel said. “Some of the injured have been evacuated by helicopters to hospitals in Mecca city.”

On its Twitter account, the Civil Defence said: “Work is underway to separate large groups of people and direct pilgrims to alternative routes.”